07/19/2026
**A Clarification About Intersection Cameras in Logan County**
With the recent public discussion and concerns regarding Flock camera systems, we would like to provide clear and transparent information about the intersection cameras used by Logan County 911.
Most of Logan County 911’s intersection cameras have been in place since 2023. They are **drastically different from Flock cameras** and were installed to assist first responders by providing live views of prominent intersections, particularly locations with higher crash rates.
These cameras are used to monitor **active weather, traffic, and roadway conditions**. During storms, flooding, snow, ice, traffic crashes, or other emergencies, dispatchers, law-enforcement officers, firefighters, EMS personnel, and other responders can view current conditions before arriving at a location.
Members of the public also regularly use these same publicly available streams to check traffic, roadway, and weather conditions for themselves.
The Logan County 911 cameras:
* Provide a **live stream only**
* Do **not** record or store video
* Do **not** use license-plate recognition
* Do **not** monitor vehicle speeds
* Do **not** use facial recognition
* Do **not** contain artificial intelligence or automated vehicle-identification functionality
They can be easily distinguished by their PTZ, or pan-tilt-zoom, dome-style design.
From the beginning of this project, Logan County 911 and the Logan County Commission have worked to be transparent about these cameras. The live streams are publicly available through EarthCam. Anyone can view the same live conditions being viewed by Logan County 911 and responding agencies at any time.
Only Logan County 911 dispatch supervisors have access to reposition the cameras. When a supervisor moves a camera, the public EarthCam stream moves at the same time. There is no separate, private, or hidden camera view available to 911, law enforcement, the County Commission, or any other county agency.
These cameras have been widely promoted to the public since the project began. Additional camera locations have also been requested and suggested by members of the public, law-enforcement agencies, emergency responders, and other community partners.
To be clear, **the Logan County Commission, Logan County 911, Logan County law-enforcement agencies, and Logan County emergency-service agencies have not installed, do not operate, and do not have access to any Flock camera system.**
The publicly accessible intersection cameras operated through Logan County 911 should not be confused with privately owned automated license-plate-reader systems.
It is our understanding that the Flock cameras observed in the Fountain Place Mall area are privately operated and are not owned, installed, accessed, or controlled by the Logan County Commission, Logan County 911, local law enforcement, or any county emergency-service agency.
Lowe’s publicly acknowledges using automated license-plate-reader technology at some of its store properties for security, fraud-prevention, and asset-protection purposes. However, Logan County officials cannot independently confirm ownership of the specific cameras located in the mall area.
We understand why residents may have questions or concerns about camera technology. The Logan County Commission, Logan County 911, law enforcement, and our emergency-service partners remain committed to transparency regarding the public-safety systems operated by county agencies.
